January Session
To be carried out at the premises of the: University of Tarapacá, Arica
Council of Rectors rejects recurring disparaging remarks by the Minister of Education
The statements made by the Minister of Education, Harald Beyer, in recent days and which have been recurring in recent months, directed against the Council of Rectors of Chilean universities, compel us to express our strongest rejection. They are disrespectful and undermine the prestige, dignity, and independence of the Council.
Council of Rectors presents its 2011 Statistical Yearbook
The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities presents the 2011 Statistical Yearbook, based on information contained in the academic, financial, and human resources records of its twenty-five member universities. This thirty-seventh edition compiles and presents the information corresponding to each university, considering as the date […]
Ranking of Grades achieved its objective of benefiting students in municipal and subsidized education
According to the analysis by CRUCH and DEMRE, the incorporation of the grade ranking benefited municipal schools the most (72.9%), followed by subsidized private schools (64.4%) and private schools (48.4%). The executive vice president of the Council of Rectors, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, reported that this bonus allowed students from municipal high schools […]
PSU 2013 reaffirms trend to stabilize the performance of applicants to Universities
Of the 731 applicants who took the University Selection Tests, 271 were high school graduates from 2012, and 271 were graduates from previous years. Regarding gender, the number of women who took the PSU exceeded that of men: 531 versus 471. The Council of Rectors reminded students […]
November Session
To be held at the premises of: Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas
Council of Rectors speaks out on the crisis at the University of the Sea
The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities deeply regrets the situation faced by the students of Universidad del Mar and their families. We are deeply concerned to see how the students' dreams, aspirations, and sense of security are being shattered; they believed not only in a higher education program, but also in the State […]
The Council of Rectors expresses its full support for the National Accreditation Commission
The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities wishes to emphasize to the national community the importance, for any Higher Education System, of the ongoing evaluation of the quality of the various dimensions of university activity. In this regard, our country established a Quality Assurance System in 1998, the […]
Experts analyze strategies and advances in curricular innovation, equity and inclusion in Higher Education
The meeting, organized by the University of La Serena, the Catholic University of the North, and the Council of Rectors (CRUCH), brought together national and international speakers, such as Dr. James Wilkinson and Dr. George Kuh, from Harvard and Indiana Universities, respectively. The Commission of Academic Vice-Rectors, together with the University of La Serena […]
Vice-rectors of Research from CRUCH discuss science and technology policies
The meeting addressed the allocation of funds in the 2013 Budget Law for this sector and the Council of Rectors' disagreement with the possible transfer of CONICYT to the Ministry of Economy. The Vice-Rectors of Research from the universities belonging to the Council of Rectors (CRUCH) met at the University of Bío-Bío, along with the Rector […]
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